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"LE GOUFFRE", WHAT'S THAT?

Quite simply, it's the most ambitious project we've ever done (its' also a french word meaning abyss, or large gap). It's an 8-min long animated short film, it features a new painterly style we came up with, and it tells the amazing journey of two travelers that must build a bridge to cross over an impossible gap blocking their way.

As for us, we are three animators from Montreal who graduated four years ago from the same school. We have been planning to do a short film together for a long time, and now, we're finally doing it. No exterior funding, no distribution deals - just us working on something we believe in. The dream? Win festivals, go viral on the internet, and build a fan base to be able to do more and bigger animation projects in the future. Actually, we believe in this so much that we quit our jobs and have been working full-time on the film since January 2012.

THAT'S A LONG TIME TO BE WORKING ON A FILM WITHOUT MONEY...

Indeed! But with a good mix of planning, saving, and eventually borrowing, we managed to come this far. We expect to see this film finished by the end of December.

Have a look at our production blog to peak at our progress from the very beginnings!

SO IF THE MOVIE IS ALMOST DONE, WHY DO YOU NEED HELP?

Honestly, we didn't plan for this movie to take that long. We've reached the very limits of our budget.

That's what we would need to pay for the music, pay our sound guy, rent a studio to record foley sounds and master the whole thing. We also have to take into account the Kickstarter fee (5%) and Payments Process fees (3-5%) which would bring this number down to roughly 4500$. That's not a lot, but enough for what we need. If we end up getting more, that will just help us get through the next couple months as we are all tired, indebted, and there's still a lot of work to do.

HOW DOES IT WORK? I'M NEW TO KICKSTARTER.

We came up with all kinds of nice rewards for you to have if you help us finish this film. The more you give, the more gifts you'll get!

One thing to keep in mind is that if we don't reach our 5000$ by the 30 days, we will not get any money, and nor will you get your rewards. It's all or nothing. So please share this with all of your friends, we really need the most support we can get!

Now, we could tell you about the rewards ourselves, but we thought one of our old friend would be better suited for the job. Here goes!

Risks and challenges

Since a huge chunk of the movie is already done, the risks that we don't finish this project are rather minimal. For having worked with the musicians before, we know they will deliver splendid work, and we're confident in our calendar and our ability to finish in time. Of course, there's always the slim possibility that our apartment burns to the ground and that we lose all of our equipment, but even then, we always keep backups outside just in case.

Bottom line is we've invested so much in this project so far, you can be sure we'll do everything possible to make this happen!